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Tripwire study: Cyber attackers invade oil and gas industry

Eighty-two percent of oil and gas IT professionals see significant increase in successful cyberattacks

London, UK: Tripwire, Inc. has announced the results of a study conducted by Dimensional Research on the cybersecurity challenges faced by organizations in the energy sector. The study was carried out in November 2015, and respondents included over 150 IT professionals in the energy, utilities, and oil and gas industries.

: Iva Kuosseva; Talking Point; Posted On Thursday, 14 January 2016 22:50

Bromium 2015 threat report highlights vulnerabilities and exploits for popular applications

Bromium®, Inc. has announced the publication of “Endpoint Exploitation Trends 2015,” a Bromium Labs research report that analyses the ongoing security risk of popular websites and software. The report highlights that software vulnerabilities and exploits in popular applications spiked in 2015 with vulnerabilities increasing nearly 60 percent and Flash exploits increasing 200 percent. The report also highlights common attack trends, including the resurgence of macro malware, the continuous growth of ransomware and the ubiquitous presence of malvertising.

: LARA LACKIE; Case Studies; Posted On Thursday, 14 January 2016 22:44

ASIS International three board certifications meet rigorous new standards set for U.S. military and national security programmes

Alexandria, Va.: ASIS International’s three board certifications─Certified Protection Professional (CPP), Professional Certified Investigator (PCI), and Physical Security Professional (PSP)—are recognized under The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (FY 16 NDAA), which was signed into law by President Obama on Nov. 25, 2015. ASIS International (ASIS) is the largest membership organization for security management professionals that crosses industry sectors.

: THE EDITORIAL TEAM; International Security, Safety & Strategic Defence; Posted On Wednesday, 13 January 2016 00:00

Cyber security experts react to TaxAct breach

Andrew Komarov, InfoArmor Chief Intelligence Officer says: "Sometimes malicious activity may be indirectly linked with targeted activities against such accounts, as modern cyber criminals use special tool kits to brute-force and cross-check stolen compromised data from different sources, with access to different services, and one of these could well be TaxAct. Tax and credit information continues to be valuable information from both commercial breaches and state sponsored attacks as well. It reveals a lot of sensitive information about the victim, such as for example, who is employed by specific organizations, which can be useful for cyber espionage targeting."